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v acknowledgments vii conventions ix chapter 1 O P E N I N G O R I E N TAT I O N S 1 chapter 2 F R E E D O M O F E X P R E S S I O N The Very Modern Practice of Visiting a Shinto Shrine 22 chapter 3 T O WA R D A N I D E O L O G Y O F S A C R E D P L A C E 53 CONTENTS chapter 4 K A M O M E M O R I E S A N D H I S T O R I E S 87 chapter 5 WA R D E N ⫹ V I R T U O S O ⫹ S A L A RY M A N ⫽ P R I E S T The Roles of Religious Specialists in Institutional Perspective 123 chapter 6 P E R F O R M I N G R I T U A L 164 chapter 7 K A M I G A M O ’ S Y E A R LY R I T U A L C Y C L E 185 conclusion 243 appendix 1 S Y M B O L S , PAV I L I O N S , A N D S I G N S AT K A M I G A M O S H R I N E 249 appendix 2 K A M O - A F F I L I AT E D S H R I N E S I N J A PA N 256 notes 257 select character glossary 289 works cited 295 index 319 vi CONTENTS ...

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